Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the use of violence in the struggle for indigenous rights in Chile, after a series of arson attacks on churches in the heartland of the country's largest indigenous group ahead of his visit.
"We have to insist that a culture of mutual esteem may not be based on acts of violence and destruction that endRead more
Two Indian activists from the heavily militarized region of Kashmir on Thursday won Norway’s Rafto Prize for human rights for their long-term struggle against violence in the disputed territory, the jury announced.
Parveena Ahanger, nicknamed “The Iron Lady of Kashmir,” founded and leads the Association of Parents of Missing Persons after her 17-year-old son was kidnapped by security forces inRead more
Hundreds of Brazilian soldiers poured into Rio de Janeiro’s Rocinha slum on Friday in a bid to help the cash-strapped state government quell the drug-related violence that authorities blamed for at least four deaths and several injuries there this week.
The army deployed 950 troops in the sprawling favela, responding to a request from the Rio state government, Defense MinisterRead more
A vehicle plowed into a crowd of people Saturday at a Virginia rally where violence erupted between white nationalist demonstrators and counter-protesters, witnesses said, causing an unclear number of injuries.
A witness said one girl got "tore up" after the car "backed up and they hit again." The incident occurred as hundreds had descended on the normally tranquil city ofRead more
Twelve people were killed Monday by stray gunfire in a wave of violence in Kinshasa, said a spokesman for the national police.
The toll was a provisional estimate, Pierrot Rombaut Mwanamputu said in an emergency broadcast that interrupted programming on public television.
Sustained gunfire had been reported earlier close to the central prison in the Congolese capital, residents and activistsRead more
Ten people including two teenagers were killed Sunday in a wave of violence that hit Venezuela as it held controversial elections to a powerful new body to rewrite the constitution, authorities said.
The dead also included a soldier and a regional opposition leader, said prosecutors, as the opposition called for further protests in defiance of embattled President Nicolas Maduro.
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The 40th round of the council of Arab ministers of youth and sports started Monday under Libya at the premises of Arab League.
The ministers started the meeting by observing a minute of silence in mourning of the martyrs of the two churches that were attacked in Tanta and Alexandria on Sunday.
The council will take up a memorandum presentedRead more
In a series of captivating pictures, showing women in Egypt subjected to harassment in various forms, a new photo session has been released to point fingers at the society’s silent bystanders of sexual harassment.
Under the name “Your silence is a harassment,” the campaign ran a series of images reflecting occasions in which women are being sexually harassed.
“The reasonRead more
Qatar has stressed its belief in the concept of comprehensive protection of children that doesn't focus only on detecting violations and punishing assailants but also takes precautionary measures to protect children from all circumstances that put them under risk whether at home, school or even online, second secretary of Qatar's permanent mission to the U.N. Office in Geneva, Noor IbrahimRead more
Violence is the biggest challenge facing women around the world as progress in gender equality is erratic and at times a baffling contradiction, said the top official at UN Women ahead of International Women’s Day.
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of UN Women, said despite decades of pushing for equal rights, no one nation could call itself gender equal, with countriesRead more